A woman shops at a market in Seoul, South Korea, July 26, 2016.
REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Oct 12 (Reuters) - South Korea's household borrowing grew in September for a sixth straight month, but by a smaller amount than the month before, central bank data showed on Thursday.
Total household borrowing from banks stood at 1,079.8 trillion won ($806.12 billion) at the end of September, up 4.9 trillion won from end-August, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).
The rise was smaller than the 6.9 trillion won increase in August and it also marked the first slowdown in growth since household debt started to climb in April.
($1 = 1,339.5000 won)Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Subhranshu SahuOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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